Moshe Roas
Moshe Roas (b. 1981, Safed; lives and works in Tel Aviv) holds a B. Des in textile design (with distinction) from the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art, Ramat Gan. He also studied at Hamidrasha College of Art, Beit Berl. He is the recipient of the Talent Award of Excellence and the Ministry of Culture Award for Art and Design in Textile Design. He has founded the Printing Workshop at the Petah Tikva Museum of Art where he teaches printmaking for over a decade.
In Mid 2024 Roas’ striking large-scale sculpture 'Luna' (commissioned by the Tel Aviv Municipality) was installed on Jaffa's hills overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. His work has featured in solo exhibitions, including at the Wilfrid Israel Museum of Asian Art; the Uri and Rami Nehushtan Museum, Kibbutz Ashdot Ya'akov; and the Artists Residency, Herzliya. He has also taken part in group exhibition including at the Bat Yam Museum; the 7th Biennale for Drawing in Israel; Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv; The Printing Workshop, Jerusalem; Museum of Contemporary Art, Krakow, and more.
Roas' explores the interplay of modernist principles and alchemic transformation while combining traditional craftmanship alongside found objects. His abstract sculptures often evoke remnants of an ecological apocalypse. Featuring motifs like vertebrae and skeletal forms, they reflect a meticulous consideration of shape and balance, akin to three-dimensional calligraphy or enigmatic devices. Roas' approach to materials is somewhat transformative, integrating weathered wood, metal, and textile into harmonious structures. His work embodies the tension between softness and danger, inviting sensory and emotional engagement. Portrait photo by Bezalel Ben-Chaim; works photos by Ameera Kasim Ziyan (Kingfisher), Bezalel Ben-Chaim (Luna), Carmit Hassine (Luna, Lovers) and courtesy of the artist.
